The London transport company Go-Ahead has ordered 20 electric buses and charging infrastructure from the Spanish manufacturer Irizar. The order includes 20 examples of the Irizar ie tram 12-metre electric bus with right-hand drive, as …
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German state no longer considering hydrogen trains (HydrogenInsight)
Study commissioned by Baden-Württemberg concludes that line electrification or battery hybrid trains would be far cheaper over 30 years. Hydrogen trains will no longer be considered as a possible replacement for diesel locomotives in the …
Continue readingNew fast pantograph bus charging now in London (BusNews)
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that pantographs are now being used to provide fast charging for the buses on the all-electric route 132. These pantographs have been fitted at the Bexleyheath bus garage. Wireless …
Continue readingWorld’s largest e-bus depot opens for World Cup 2022 in Qatar (BusNews)
Qatar’s Minister of Transport, Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, has inaugurated the Lusail Bus Depot, which has broken the record for the world’s largest electric bus depot. The depot has a capacity of 478 buses, which …
Continue readingPowdered sodium battery may increase energy density 15% (NewAtlas)
With real uncertainty clouding the world’s supply of lithium, alternative battery chemistries will be crucial as we continue our uptake of electric vehicles and mobile devices. One exciting candidate in this space is sodium-ion, and a …
Continue readingCan battery recycling & geothermal lithium solve the supply crunch? (GreenBiz)
Analysts warn that a lithium supply chain crunch could come as soon as 2023 — and put a potential damper on U.S. vehicle electrification goals. Five- to tenfold growth is expected in the global lithium battery market …
Continue readingGolden Age of buses? Investors hop on UK transport firms (Reuters)
Private capital has a keen eye on British bus companies. Low valuations, hopes that travellers will ditch cars, and government incentives to invest in environmentally-friendly vehicles are enticing buyers, analysts and investors said. Three out …
Continue readingVancouver passes $10,000 gas stations w/o EV chargers fee (ElectricAuto)
In a bid to make electric vehicle charging more accessible in Vancouver, city council has unanimously approved a motion that requires all gas stations and parking lots with more than 60 stalls to have EV …
Continue readingCharting the Course for Early Truck Electrification (RMI)
Using Real-World Truck Telematics Data to Identify Electrifiable Trucks, Inform Charging Infrastructure Investments, and Explore Emissions Reductions. Trucks in the United States produce 25 percent of transportation greenhouse gas emissions even though they only make …
Continue readingLyon significantly expands trolleybus system (UrbanTransport)
Lyon has France’s largest trolleybus system. After several routes closures during the 1960s, the system has been significantly modernised and expanded over the past two decades. Today, this network it is the basis for a …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 23 May 2022
• Grimshaw’s line wide Crossrail station design (ArchitectsJ) • TfL to expand contactless payments outside London (IanVisits) • Flatpack railway stations are coming down the line (TheTimes) • New battery-electric ultra-light trains designed & built …
Continue readingUK startup building modular electric van w/ circularity in mind (GreenBiz)
Corporate fleet buyers have a rich array of potential choices when it comes to updating their last-mile delivery fleets to electric vehicle technology. The van portion of the market is particularly competitive, big names such …
Continue readingThe search for alternatives to pricey lithium (CanadianBusiness)
A small group of companies is finding ways to stretch supplies of rare minerals further. Or build batteries that don’t need them at all. The sharp uptick in electric vehicle sales in the past two years holds …
Continue readingEV battery recycling start-up (CorporateKnights)
There’s no shortage of evidence that the electric vehicle market hit some kind of inflection point in the last year or so. But for Ajay Kochhar, the CEO and co-founder of Li-Cycle, the telling detail …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – April 4 2022
• Berlin’s €9 monthly public transport ticket vs Russian oil (NextWeb) • Behind the scenes & pics of Bank station’s huge capacity upgrade (IanVisits) • Motorway without exit gets junction that goes nowhere (Roads) • …
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